Wednesday, July 23, 2014

The Pirates placed Starling Marte on the seven-day
concussion disabled list Wednesday after taking a 93 mph fastball to the helmet
5 days earlier, according to Stephen Pianovich of MLB.com. Brent Morel was
promoted form Triple-A Indianapolis to take Marte’s roster spot.

Marte, 25, was hit by Adam Ottavino of the Rockies on Friday
and stayed in the game until being removed for a defensive replacement. He
sat out Saturday, pinch-hit on Sunday, started Monday, and was unavailable on Tuesday,
then placed on the DL Wednesday.

This season, Marte has a line of .255/.328/.385 with 5 home
runs, 34 RBI, 23 walks, 95 strikeouts, and a .713 OPS in 86 games. He has
stolen 21 bases while being caught 6 times. He signed a 6 year, $31 million
contract in the offseason where he will be a Pirate through 2019, which includes team options for 2020 and 2021, unless he is
traded.

In 2013, Marte had a slash of .280/.343/.441 with 12 home
runs, 35 RBI, 25 walks, 138 strikeouts, and a .784 OPS in 135 games. He stole
41 games and was caught 15 times. He had an impressive 5.1 WAR according to
ESPN.

The Pirates are 54-47 and in second place 2.5 games behind
the first place Brewers in the National League Central. In their last 10, they
are 7-3 and just took the first two games from the Dodgers as they end the
series tomorrow in Pittsburgh.Follow Jacob on Twitter Follow @jacobfagan

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